Process
I applied through an employee referral.
They sent an OA round, and after clearing it, my interviews were scheduled. There were a total of 3 rounds, and in each round, DSA questions were asked along with leadership principles. Each interview consisted of 2 questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE 1 role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SDE 1 roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral20%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE 1 interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Amazon Work Experiences
5.0
Cool Projects, Great Manager
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 3, 2021
Pros: 1. Cool projects
2. Cool manager
3. Good work-life balance
Cons: 1. Nothing I can think of.
3.0
Review for Amazon
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 8, 2024
Pros: Good learning curve and pace.
Cons: Bad work-life balance.
4.0
Amazon SDE Work Experience
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
March 31, 2025
Pros: Learn software development best practices irrespective of the tech stack, which can be unique to Amazon.
Exposure to work with bright minds, who help you.
Exposure to cross-team collaboration with people from different countries.
Amazon's leadership principles guide you and help you become a better engineer in general.
Exposure working with the strong systems present in Amazon, which monitor and measure everything. Very well-defined processes and working at good scale.
Cons: Inter-timezone collaboration can sometimes slow you down.
It could be possible that you are not getting much impactful work; you can have a discussion on it upfront.
Things might get overwhelming initially.
- 5.0Cool Projects, Great ManagerSDE 1 • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 3, 2021Pros: 1. Cool projects 2. Cool manager 3. Good work-life balanceCons: 1. Nothing I can think of.
- 3.0Review for AmazonSDE 1 • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 8, 2024Pros: Good learning curve and pace.Cons: Bad work-life balance.
- 4.0Amazon SDE Work ExperienceSDE 1 • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMarch 31, 2025Pros: Learn software development best practices irrespective of the tech stack, which can be unique to Amazon. Exposure to work with bright minds, who help you. Exposure to cross-team collaboration with people from different countries. Amazon's leadership principles guide you and help you become a better engineer in general. Exposure working with the strong systems present in Amazon, which monitor and measure everything. Very well-defined processes and working at good scale.Cons: Inter-timezone collaboration can sometimes slow you down. It could be possible that you are not getting much impactful work; you can have a discussion on it upfront. Things might get overwhelming initially.
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